in the final analysis

Idioms

Also, in the last analysis. When all things are considered. For example, In the final analysis we must find ways to improve our sales, or I can, in the last analysis, talk only about my own work. This expression was at first put as in the ultimate analysis. [Late 1700s]

Example Sentences

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There were nine studies with 480,479 participants in the final analysis.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024

Dunne’s son Robert said: “Overall, in the final analysis, he was a good and decent man.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

“Havana syndrome” in the final analysis, was a misnomer.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2023

That’s why, in the final analysis, Williamson’s controversial dunk wasn’t really about rubbing it in.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022

We have to accept him, in the final analysis, on little more than faith.

From Human Error by Raymond F. Jones

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